Apple saved my life
Question from E-mail
Just a note to say thanks for all you have done for Apple. Your contributions go a lot farther than you think. I grew up in a very inappropriate atmosphere… exposed to drugs and violence at a young age. My family life was the pits and I ended up on my own at the age of 15. I think one of the things that helped me keep my head on straight was the Apple computer. My elementary school principal was the first person in our town to own a computer (Apple II) and he had it in his office. One day, during a counseling session (family problems) he noticed I had an extreme interest in it and offered to let me use it for an hour a day. Little did I know that over the next few years my addiction to computers would make me see the world more clearly… make me realize I wanted more from life. Today I’m a photographer for the U.S. Air Force and use high end Macs at work all the time. I am currently working on my degree in computer science and hope to get it within a couple years. I’m happily married with four beautiful daughters that have no worries other than being children… just the way it should be. Apple is now a part of my children’s lives as they use our iMac at home.
I know you are well known for your contributions as an engineer… but your contributions to Apple changed my life.
Woz
I never imagined how many extremely touching emails like this one would arrive. There should be a book of all these stories where computers basically saved people’s lives and gave them direction and purpose. I’m glad that someone with your values has some children to share computers with. We feature famous people in our ads but we should be featuring people like yourself instead.
The fact that your children have an iMac at home to use lends credibility to your comment about Apple changing your life.